Vote 10

Question: On the Nomination
Category: Nomination
Vote description: Confirmation Michael Chertoff, of New Jersey, To Be Secretary of Homeland Security
Vote type: 1/2 (Help)
A simple majority of those present and voting is required for approval or passage.
Result: Confirmed, 98-0, with 2 not voting.
Date/time: February 15, 2005, 4 p.m.
Republican majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Republicans. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."
Democrat majority opinion: Yes (Help)
The position of more than 50 percent of voting Democrats. "None" means an equal split between "Yes" and "No."

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